Warehouse Handler

Location: Plattsburgh, NY (potential travel to Canada, including overnight)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary Range: $18.90 - $21.00 per hour
Start Date: April 2025

About the Roles:
Micro Bird USA LLC is seeking a hands-on Warehouse Handler for troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining mechanical equipment, machinery, and systems to ensure optimal performance and minimize downtime. This role involves performing preventative maintenance, diagnosing mechanical failures, replacing defective parts, and ensuring compliance with safety and operational standards. The Maintenance Mechanic plays a critical role in maintaining production efficiency and extending the lifespan of equipment in industrial, manufacturing, or facility settings.
safety, and overall productivity.

What you will do regularly:

• • Load, unload, and move materials within or near the facility or work site.

  • Reads work order or follows oral instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved.

  • Assist in maintaining accurate inventory records by performing regular stock checks, cycle counts, and ensuring proper labeling and organization of materials

  • Opens containers using steel cutters, crowbar, claw hammer, or other hand tools.

  • Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand.

  • Loads materials into vehicles and installs strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit, using hand tools. 

  • Assembles crates to contain products, using hand tools and precut lumber. Attaches identifying tags or labels to materials or marks information on cases, bales, or other containers.

  • Loads and unloads trucks with forklift/pallet jack.

  • Receive, inspect, and verify incoming shipments against purchase orders.

  • Organize and store materials in designated locations to optimize space and accessibility.

  • Pick and prepare materials for production, assembly, or shipping.

  • Maintain accurate records of inventory transactions using warehouse management systems (WMS)

  • Lifts heavy objects by hand, and maintains cleanliness of work area, machines, and equipment, using broom, rags, and cleaning compounds.

Preferred Qualifications:

• • Experience in forklift operation.

  • Good problem-solving and communication skills.

  • Commitment to quality work.

• • Able to work in a team-based environment.

  • Able to work overtime and multiple shifts as needed.

  • Ability to work in a manufacturing setting with varying temperatures.

  • Use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and to climb or balance; reach with hands and arms including overhead; stoop, kneel, crouch.  Standing, walking, operating equipment for extended periods.

  • Ability to lift and move heavy objects (up to 50 lbs.).

Soft Skills and Mindset:

• • Attitude: Demonstrated positive, proactive, and solution-oriented mindset to foster a culture that emphasizes employee participation, engagement, teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement. 

• • Commitment to HS&E: Ability to foster and build a culture of safety, health, and environmental awareness by leading through example and promoting best practices.

• • Appreciation for Quality: Strong attention to detail and a mindset for quality excellence to ensure product consistency and operational efficiency.

• • Adaptability and Resilience: Ability to adapt quickly to changing environments, learn new processes, and remain focused under pressure.

• • Collaboration and Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams in Canada and the US, including engineers, operators, and leadership.

• • Problem-Solving Mindset: Proactive approach to identifying challenges and proposing practical, innovative solutions.

• • Continuous Improvement Orientation: Passion for process improvement and building systems that drive efficiency, safety, and quality.

                                                                                   
Benefits:

• • Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family available on your first day

  • Generous paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays

  • 401K with substantial company match

  • Company paid disability and life insurance